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2. A football player kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 25 m/s at an angle of 530
above the horizontal. The vertical component of the initial velocity of the ball
[a] 25 m/s [b] 20. m/s [c] 15 m/s [d] 10. m/s
3. Which of the following could not be the resultant displacement of a 20 meter vector
and 30 meter vector?
(1) 0 m (2) 10 m (3)15 m (4) 50 m
5. A red ball and a green ball are simultaneously thrown horizontally from the same
height. The red ball has an initial speed of 40. meters per second and the green ball has
an initial speed of 20. meters per second. Compared to the time it takes the red ball to
reach the ground, the time it takes the green ball to reach the ground will be
[a] the same [b] twice as much [c] half as much [d] four times as
much
6. A student walks 1.0 kilometer due east and 3.0 kilometer due south. Then she runs
5.0 kilometers due west. The magnitude of the student’s resultant displacement is
[a] 0 km [b] 5.0 km [c] 6.0 km [4] 9.0 km
E E
[b] N [d] N
E E
9. An archer uses a bow to fire two similar arrows with the same force. One arrow is
fired at an angle of 450 with the horizontal and the other with an angle of 600 with the
horizontal. Compared to the arrow fired at 600, the arrow fired at 450 has a
[a] longer flight time and longer horizontal range.
[b] longer flight time and shorter horizontal range.
[c] shorter flight time and longer horizontal range.
[d] shorter flight time and shorter horizontal range.
10. A ball is thrown at angle of 380 to the horizontal. What happens to the magnitude
of the ball’s vertical velocity during the time interval that the ball is in the air?
[a] It decreases, then increases.
[b] It decreases, then remains the same.
[c] It increases, then decreases.
[d] It remains the same.
11. A baseball is thrown at an angle of 40.0° above the horizontal. The horizontal
component of the baseball’s initial velocity is 12.0 meters per second. What is the
magnitude of the ball’s initial velocity?
(a) 7.71 m/s
(b) 15.7 m/s
(c) 9.20 m/s
(d) 18.7 m/s
12. For two vectors to give a maximum resultant, the angle between them should be
(1) 00 (2) 450 (3) 900 (4) 1800
13. The diagram represents a setup for demonstrating
motion. When the lever is released, the support rod
withdraws from ball B, allowing it to fall. At the same
instant, the rod contacts ball A, propelling it horizontally
to the left. Which statement describes the motion that is
observed after the lever is released and the balls fall?
[Neglect friction.]
(a) Ball A travels at constant velocity.
(b) Ball A hits the tabletop at the same time as ball B.
(c) Ball B hits the tabletop before ball A.
(d) Ball B travels with an increasing acceleration.
14. A baseball player runs 27.4 meters from the batter’s box to first base, overruns first base
by 3.0 meters, and then returns to first base. Compared to the total distance traveled by the
player, the magnitude of the player’s total displacement from the batter’s box is
(a) 3.0 m shorter
(b) 3.0 m longer
(c) 6.0 m shorter
(d) 6.0 m longer
15. A machine launches a tennis ball at an angle of 25°above the horizontal at a speed of
14 meters per second. The ball returns to level ground. Which combination of changes
must produce an increase in time of flight of a second launch?
(a) decrease the launch angle and decrease the ball’s initial speed
(b) decrease the launch angle and increase the ball’s initial speed
(c) increase the launch angle and decrease the ball’s initial speed
(d) increase the launch angle and increase the ball’s initial speed
1. A person walks 150. meters due east and then walks 30. meters due west. The entire
trip takes the person 10. minutes. Determine the magnitude and the direction of the
person’s total displacement. [2] Show work below.
Questions 2-6: A river has a current
flowing with a velocity of 1.5 meters per
second due east. A boat is leaving a dock
heading 3.0 meters per second relative to
the river and is headed due north as
shown in the diagram.
1 cm = _____________ m/s
6. Determine the angle that the boat is moving relative to east. __________0
Questions 7-9: A ball is thrown horizontally with a speed v from a height h above
ground level and strikes the ground at point X. Neglect air resistance effects.
v
X
7. On the diagram, draw the path the ball will follow until it hits the ground.
9. If the initial speed were doubled, how would this affect the time that it would take the
ball to hit the ground?
projectile A
projectile B
projectile C
Three projectiles A, B and C are all launched from the same position at the same time and
reach the same maximum height. Their trajectories are shown in the diagram above.
30 m/s
500
12. Determine the magnitude of the horizontal component of the ball's initial velocity.
Show formula, substitution with units and answer with unit. [2]
13. Determine the magnitude of the vertical component of the ball's initial velocity.
Show formula, substitution with units and answer with unit. [2]
14. What is the magnitude of the horizontal velocity as the ball reaches its highest point?
15. What is the magnitude of the vertical velocity when the ball reaches its highest point?
16. What is the acceleration of the football after 2.0 seconds into its flight?
Questions 17-18. A cannon shoots a cannonball out at a 60-degree angle. The trajectory
that the cannonball takes is illustrated by the curve given in the diagram below. Air
resistance effects are negligible.
17. On the diagram, sketch a trajectory that the cannonball would follow if it was fired at
the same speed and an angle of 30 degrees. Label this trajectory A and use a solid line to
represent it. [2]
18. Compared to the flight time for the cannonball fired at 60 degrees, the flight time
for the cannonball fired at 30 degrees is
[a] greater [b] smaller [c] the same
19 -20. A soccer ball is kicked from point Pi at an angle of 45 degrees above a horizontal
field. The ball follows an ideal path before landing on the field at point Pf .
19. On the diagram above, draw in the path if air resistance were taken into account. [2]
20. As compared to the horizontal component of the velocity at point Y, the horizontal
component of the velocity at point X is
[a] less [b] greater [c] the same